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Fried Mac – n – Cheese Balls

Want a new way to serve and old classic? Try this great way to serve up mac-n-cheese. They are gooey on the inside and crunchy on the outside. These can be used as a side dish, a snack for the kids, or something to serve at your next party. They are great when served with your favorite pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce.

INGREDIENTS

1 package mac & cheese plus ingredients needed for on the package

2 TBS vegetable oil, divided

1 cup bread crumbs

2 TBS grated Parmesan Cheese

2 TBS dry parsley flakes

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or pepper flakes

1/2 cup flour

2 Eggs, beaten

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make the mac & cheese according to the directions on the box, adding a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the mix if desired.

Remove from the pan & store in a 1 quart storage container in the refrigerator for a minimum of at least 8 hours to become very firm as it must be very well chilled before continuing.

When ready to bake, reheat oven to 425 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with foil & rub with at least 1 TBSP of the vegetable oil – reserve the rest of the oil.

Place bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese & any dry herbs into a shallow bowl and the flour into another bowl then the eggs into a third bowl.

Use a small ice cream scoop or a TBSP measure to scoop balls of the mac & cheese forming them in your hands one by one which have been rubbed with the remaining oil. Drop each ball into the flour, then the egg & then into the bread crumbs.

Place them an inch apart on a prepared bake pan. Continue until all the mac & cheese is used.

You should have around 20 small balls.

Bake for 10 minutes. Check them & continue 7-10 minutes until the balls are lightly browned. Make sure they aren’t burn’t on the bottom.

Serve immediately with pizza or spaghetti sauce.

** You can also change this by using different cheeses in it. I’ve had it with the Mexican blend, the Colby Jack/Cheddar blend, and some of the other flavors as well.

GRRR…sorry for the difference in size…I couldn’t get my photo editor to work properly and no matter what I did it kept reverting back to these two sizes.